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                        Any snp-tite tanks?

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                        lizardqing
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Any snp-tite tanks?
                        Posted by lizardqing on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 2:57 PM
                        Allright guys, anyone know of a snap-tite tank kit available? My 5 year old wants to build a tank so bad he can't stand it and he's allready a salty snap together builder with a VW Bug and a Hoer car under his belt. He just wants to be like dad now but I don't think he is quite ready for the glue yet. I don't think have seen any snap tanks but may have just overlooked one somewhere. If no snap ones are available how a kit that really don't have alot of small parts and is pretty easy so I can make him happy. Thanks.
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 3:00 PM
                        LQ, I know of no snapper tanks but if worse comes to worse, the old Tamiay Tiger II is about as simple a kit as there is... Or maybe a Panther A of the same vintage.. Not many parts and most are fairly large...just my thought...
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 3:03 PM
                        LQ:
                        look 4 Armourfast kits...
                        they're 1/72 scale, about 7 parts (upper & lower hull, 2 trax/roadwheel combo pieces, plus a couple of other pieces (mantlet, main gun barrel).
                        not snaptite, but almost. & they come 2 in the box 4 about $10.
                        they've got a Sherman. an M10 & a couple of others.
                        just get some non toxic testors glue (in the blue tube) & have fun !
                        HTH,
                        frostySmile [:)]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 3:05 PM
                        frosty...always with the braille scale......Big Smile [:D] Give the kid a break... LQ ought to get him a 1/16 tiger...it don't have any little parts......Big Smile [:D]
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                        cassibill
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                          February 2003
                        • From: Indiana, USA
                        Posted by cassibill on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 3:14 PM
                        I saw some Motor works 1/35 tanks in Wally world they may be snap or screw together and diecast for durability.

                        cdw My life flashes before my eyes and it mostly my life flashing before my eyes!!!Big Smile The 1/144 scale census and message board: http://144scalelist.freewebpage.org/index.html

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 3:15 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Kennethc

                        frosty...always with the braille scale......Big Smile [:D] Give the kid a break... LQ ought to get him a 1/16 tiger...it don't have any little parts......Big Smile [:D]

                        LOL !!!!
                        not only r the parts huge on the 1/16 tiger, so's the expense...Wink [;)]
                        but he'll b able 2 make quite an entrance riding on it if they go w/ the
                        motorized version ! Evil [}:)]Wink [;)]Big Smile [:D]
                        sorry, my frame of reference is skewed towards tiny...Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]
                        frostySmile [:)]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 3:27 PM
                        yeah... who needs a tricycle when you've got a RC tiger...Big Smile [:D]

                        Sorry LQ we're gettin a little Sign - Off Topic!! [#offtopic]
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                        lizardqing
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 3:31 PM
                        As much as my boys would love getting thier hands on a 1/16 Tiger my wife would kill me if I bought one just for me. Coarse i could tell her to think about all the quality time me and the boys could spend chasing the nieghborhood cats. Those armor fast kits sound interesting Frosty, are they redily available at most LHS or could htye order them? I don't think I have ever seen them around here. Not that I normally look at the 1/72 to much. He might could handle a few parts in that scale.
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 3:35 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by lizardqing2
                        ...with a VW Bug and a Hoer car under his belt...


                        Point of interest.. Hoer = dutch for prostitute..
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 3:41 PM
                        Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]...OH MY LORD!!!! Thats great....
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                        lizardqing
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 3:45 PM
                        Doh!!- Supposed to have been Homer car from the Simpsons! It's the drugs, they are having quite an effect on my typing skills. At least everyone learned something of interest from my screw up up though right?
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 3:49 PM
                        LQ:
                        u could check on e-bay...
                        armourfast is a UK company, i'll c if i can come up w/ a US source.
                        i found mine in my LHS...
                        good luck w/ ur search!
                        frostySmile [:)]
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                        Duke Maddog
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                          June 2003
                        • From: Rowland Heights, California
                        Posted by Duke Maddog on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 5:03 PM
                        I also don't know about any snaptite kits of tanks, but I am also skewed towards the small scale. IN that respect, you can go to Squadron.com and order some simple kits from JB models. Very basic, and some of the real small pieces can be left off to go to your spares box. Your son won't mind, he'll be happy to have an AFV, just like Daddy!
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                        Rob Gronovius
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Fort Knox
                        Posted by Rob Gronovius on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 5:43 PM
                        Tamiya makes several remote controled snap tanks in 1/48 scale. I've got both the JGSDF Type 74 and W.German Jagdpanzer Kanone. Very simple kits that are superbly engineered to go together and have the added bonus of being able to go forward/back/right/left with a little wired remote. My 10 yr old daughter built the Type 74 but hasn't gotten to the Kanone yet.

                        My 6 yr old son also built snap kits made by Conti. Real easy kits but no tanks, just some armed Land Rovers and Dakaar racing trucks.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 7:04 PM
                        This is really not any help, but.......

                        A long time ago......in a Galaxy far far away........

                        Monogram made a few Snap-tite Armor kits. The scale was about 1/48 and they weren't that bad considering the time period and they were snap.

                        But, I have not seen these things since the '70's.



                        I think your best bet would be to find one of the Tamiya 1/48 scale tanks.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 7:20 PM
                        Walmart's Motor Works are actually the 21st century toys 1/32 scale products that were previously sold at TRU. AAHHH! It hurts me to even say TRU! But anyway, any f them should make an excellent 1st Kit for a youngster. And they,re string enough to take the punishment of playtime for quite a while.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 15, 2004 1:47 PM
                        Aw, Latch! You took my advice! Now what do I do..?

                        Pathfinder, why is it hard for you to say Toys 'R Us? If it's because of the Toys for Tots thing, that's an urban legend. If it's because it's a toy store.... well, toys are cool!

                        Ron
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                        lizardqing
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Thursday, January 15, 2004 3:37 PM
                        Cool thanks everyone, at least now I have a few things t try and find for him. He's getting to where he really gets into building things now, we did a birdhouse last night that he said he wants to paint camo like a soldier house. I don't think I have seen the motor works tanks at my local wally world but will ask about them.
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        addunbar
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: Maryland, U.S.A.
                        Posted by addunbar on Thursday, January 15, 2004 3:39 PM
                        LQ: I did a quick Google search and found the following: Stone Castle Imports in Kentucky, USA -- http://www.toysoldiers.cc/index.html . They also have a sale page showing 1/72 Scale Armourfast by Hät -- Sherman M4 and Jagdpanther tanks -- $8.00 for two in a box. Sale ends Jan 31 --

                        http://www.toysoldiers.cc/index2links/Items%20on%20Sale/Tanks%20On%20Sale/glue2gether.htm

                        They also show Revell's Panthers A and G as being on sale for $7.80 apiece.

                        HTH

                        Alex





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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 17, 2004 5:20 PM
                        Chris,
                        I remember the old Monogram snap tite kits, but could not locate one for my 6 year old. They would be perfect. We did just get 2 of the Motorwork 1:32 scale from Wal Mart for about $15 each, a panther and a sherman. We have not built them, but we did open the box. They look like an easy build and have very good detail. Also good for teaching weathering techniques. Hope this helps.
                        Dave
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                        lizardqing
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Saturday, January 17, 2004 5:54 PM
                        Thanks guys. I'll have to try and get those for him.
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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